The Ayelet Hashachar Hesder Yeshiva was founded in 1997. Its Rosh Yeshiva is Rabbi Yossi Rodriguez.
The yeshiva was founded in Eilat specifically as part of an effort to bond with Am Yisrael even in places that ostensibly look distant and disconnected.
The yeshiva has 90 students, both single and married, with over 40 additional students currently serving in the Israeli Defense Forces.